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- Use Your Mouse Wheel for Quick Scrolling in the Office 2007 Ribbon
- I think it goes without saying that the greatest invention since the mouse is the mouse wheel. I can't comfortably operate a computer without one. Most users know that the wheel makes for quick and easy scrolling in Web pages and documents. But you may not have...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Office 2007 SP2 Improves Performance, Adds OpenDocument Support, Cures Sick Puppies
- Ever wish Outlook would load a little faster? Or that Word and Excel supported the increasingly popular OpenDocument format? Those are just a few of the perks found in Office 2007 Service Pack 2, which is now available for download from Microsoft. (You can also get it by way of...
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- Business Hacks Week in Review (Jan. 26, 2009)
- If all of last week's inauguration madness kept you from giving Business Hacks your full attention, well, we can forgive that. Yes we can. Here's a roundup of some of last week's best posts: Find All Your Old Office 2003 Commands in the Office 2007 Ribbon ...
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- Quickoffice Brings Office 2007 Documents to Your Symbian Phone
- Good news for the four or five Symbian smartphone users out there (I kid, I kid): Quickoffice Premier 6.0 lets you view, edit, and create Office 2007 documents on any Symbian S60 handset. The suite supports Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files for Office 2007 and earlier. The...
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
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- Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with Free OpenOffice 2.4
- Before you spend hundreds of dollars on the latest version of Microsoft Office, consider a less-expensive alternative: OpenOffice, which offers business-caliber word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and drawing. Because it's open-source software, it doesn't cost a penny. The latest version, 2.4, adds a host of minor fixes...
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- How to Open Open-Document (ODF) Files in Microsoft Office
- Users of open-source office suites like Lotus Symphony and OpenOffice know that those programs can open Microsoft Office documents, but what if you're an Office user who needs to open an Open Document Format ODF file? You're outta luck, unless you install the OpenXML/ODF Translator add-ins for Office. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- How to Send Large Files From Outlook, Acrobat, Office, or Your Desktop
- Longtime Business Hacks favorite YouSendIt lets you send files that are too large to e-mail. Thanks to new plug-ins for Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office (2003 and 2007), you can now tap the service directly from within those applications -- no trip to the Web required. These join...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- OpenOffice 3.0 Beta Adds Mac, Docx Support and More
- Seems like just a month ago that Microsoft Office competitor OpenOffice.org trotted out version 2.4. Today the open-source office suite debuted its long-awaited 3.0 version albeit in beta form, adding native support for Mac OS X, import filters for Office 2007, an updated interface, and countless other tweaks and...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Give Your PowerPoint Presentations Extra Flair with pptPlex
- From the software labs at Microsoft comes pptPlex, a PowerPoint 2007 plug-in that provides a new (and improved? You be the judge) way of presenting slides. Here's the scoop: This plug-in allows you to arrange slides on a canvas then zoom between the slides during the presentation. You can...
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Volery Simplifies Windows 7 Migrations by Batch-Installing Your Apps
- Sorry if that headline is confusing, but hear me out, because this is really cool. And there's a freebie involved. If you're upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 or buying a new PC with the latter preinstalled, you face the same tedious chore: reinstalling all...
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Guy Vs. Guy: The Real Price of Open-Source Software
- Welcome to Guy Vs. Guy! In this recurring feature, Rick and Dave square off on the business and technology issues of the day. This week’s topic: open-source software. Can a business run effectively on the cheap/free stuff, or do issues like training, compatibility, and support negate the initial savings? ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Run OpenOffice in Your Web Browser with Ulteo
- This is pretty amazing: A company called Ulteo has made it possible to run OpenOffice in your Web browser. No big application to download to your PC, no software to install or run. And it's not some stripped-down version of the beloved office suite, either: It's...
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Publish Your Outlook Calendar to the Web
- Google Calendar brought online calendaring to the masses, but for some organizations it's just not an option usually for security or compatibility reasons. Still, there's a lot of value in being able to share your schedule with co-workers, team members, subordinates, etc. The guys at jkOnTheRun show you how to...
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- How to Improve Windows Vista's Performance
- Does your Vista-equipped notebook or desktop seem a little sluggish? (Joke answer: Of course it does, it's running Vista!) You may find salvation -- or at least a speed uptick -- in the Microsoft-authored Windows Vista Performance and Tuning guide. This 14-page document covers topics like disabling visual...
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Outlook Plug-In: Reply All with Attachments
- Have you ever wished that Outlook would include an e-mail's original attachments when you click Reply All? That's the sole purpose behind Reply All with Attachments, a free Outlook plug-in. Once installed, the plug-in adds a Custom Actions button to the Outlook 2007 ribbon. Click it to...
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
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